An information blog exploring the history of Gold and its relevance to the development of the monetary system. Explores the role of Gold coins as safe haven investments that protect against inflation and crisis.

Many central banks around the world are aware the international monetary system is moving away from the US dollar and that the role of gold will (officially) be much greater in the future. In this development central banks benefit from a smooth and...

We would like to share with you an article written by Jeffry Lewis The ongoing plight of the long term value investor continues – seemingly without end. However, decades of exuberance and greed have colluded. The financial establishment has cr...

We have been talking a lot about the shortage of silver. Here is some more coming from srsroccoreport.com. Extract : This chart says it all. According to the data found on Sharelynx.com, the top eight traders (COT Report) held a concentrated shor...

Extract : Silver Shortage Blog Silver to become a rare earth metal , it is Extremely undervalued. Silver to become extinct by year 2020 according to geologists only 300 millions ounces left! Silver is consumable industry metal it is used up : 95% g...

Gold on Tuesday made a dash for the crucial $1,300 an ounce level as investors seek a safe haven from turmoil on financial markets rocked by the confidence-shaking move by the Swiss central bank last week. In heavy trade of more than 20m ounces by...

With gold withdrawals from the Shanghai Gold Exchange having reached 1,761 tonnes by November 14, and weekly withdrawals since the Golden Week holiday at the beginning of October averaging comfortably over 50 tonnes, China looks to be heading for an...

Gold was down on Wednesday as investors awaited more information from the U.S. Federal Reserve regarding interest rate hikes, according to Reuters. Spot gold declined 0.3 percent to trade at $1,223.95 an ounce. This comes after gold reached a six-...

The U.S. Dollar Index closed last Friday at 84.25. For the ninth consecutive week, the Dollar Index has finished higher than the quote from the end of the previous week. This is the longest string of consecutive weekly increases since the first quart...

(Correction: Two 26-carat batches in circulation, not two 2-carat batches as previously stated) By Alex Létourneau Kitco NewsTuesday August 12, 2014 11:50 AM (Kitco News) - After finding a way to turn diamonds into an affordable investment opti...